United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 860 (113th)
Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2013
Introduced
27 February 2013
Last action
7 March 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Sponsors
RON KIND, JOHN LEWIS, Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21]
Subjects
Energy, Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an energy tax credit through 2018 for investment in qualified biogas property, and (2) financing of qualified biogas property with new clean renewable energy bonds. Defines "qualified biogas property" as property comprising a system which uses anaerobic digesters or other processes to convert biomas into a gas which consists of not less than 52% methane and which captures such gas for use as a fuel. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to undertake a study of biogas and to submit a report to Congress on such study.
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Timeline
27 February 2013
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 March 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 February 2013 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 February 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 February 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 February 2013
Sponsors
- RON KIND · D · Sponsor
- JOHN LEWIS · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21] · D · Cosponsor
- · hssy00 · Standing
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2014
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/860
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/860
- us · 113-hr-860 · source updated 5 December 2025